Jamaican Diaspora to be launched worldwide
THE CONTRIBUTIONS and achievements of Jamaican communities in Britain, the United States and Canada will be the focus of events now being planned to launch a worldwide Jamaican Diaspora Day on Thursday, June 16.

Cops catch up with hobbling escapee
WESTERN BUREAU: AFTER BEING on the run for less than 48 hours, Richard 'Blacks' Walters, the prisoner who escaped police custody at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, was captured at his girlfriend's home in Lilliput, St. James, on Monday night.

Shortages hamper medics'efforts to save premature babies
A SHORTAGE of staff, other resources and critical care facilities for newborns is hampering the efforts of local medical staff to save the lives of premature babies.

Million-dollar grant to restore Portland habitats
THE PORTLAND Environment Protection Association has received a grant of $2.1 million from the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ). This is to be used for rehabilitating the wildlife habitats in the parish which were destroyed...

Environ confab in mid-June
THE JAMAICA Institute of Environmental Professionals (JIEP) yesterday announced plans for its second national conference on the environment, which will take place on June 15 and 16.